Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bahamas
Bahamas: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 7.19 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.19 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
28th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.35 years
in 2020
All-time low
5.4 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bahamas, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bahamas stood at 7.19 years.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bahamas peaked at 7.35 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.4 years, in 1950.
That places Bahamas 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.4 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 5.6 years | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 5.56 years | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 5.54 years | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 5.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 5.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 5.5 years | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 5.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 5.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 5.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 5.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 5.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 5.69 years | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 5.61 years | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 5.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.58 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 5.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.58 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.65 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.65 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.64 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.64 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.7 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 5.81 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 5.99 years | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 6.2 years | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 6.37 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 6.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.6 years | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 6.74 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 6.89 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 6.99 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 7.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 6.99 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 6.93 years | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 6.87 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 6.79 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 6.74 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.87 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 6.98 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 7.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 7.05 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.91 years | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 6.73 years | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 6.57 years | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.49 years | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.44 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.4 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.46 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.56 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.67 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.84 years | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 6.93 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.98 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.11 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.24 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.1 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.23 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 7.19 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.16 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.66 years | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 7.35 years | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 6.59 years | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 7.11 years | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 7.19 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.51 years | 5.4 years | 5.6 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.58 years | 5.51 years | 5.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 years | 5.58 years | 6.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.75 years | 6.37 years | 7.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.88 years | 6.73 years | 7.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.58 years | 6.4 years | 6.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.96 years | 5.66 years | 7.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 years | 6.59 years | 7.35 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 25 Micronesia (country) 7.37 years compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.28 years compare
- 27 Puerto Rico 7.19 years compare
- 29 Cook Islands 7.19 years compare
- 30 Guyana 7.14 years compare
- 31 Guadeloupe 7.13 years compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0867 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0888 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bahamas?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Bahamas was 7.19 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 years in 1950.
- How does Bahamas rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Bahamas ranks 28th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.